Photo Friday: Bicycle City Münster

Photo: two female cyclists in front of a row of houses with arches at the Prinzipalmarkt, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Muensterland, Muenster (photo: S. Ziese, dpa)

The undisputed bike capital of Germany, Muenster, in Westfalen, is home to twice as many bikes as inhabitants, or 500,000. More than 100,000 Muenster residents use their bicycles for transport every day, due in large part to the city’s exemplary bike path network.

“Please do not park bicycles here!” in Münster (Nordrhein-Westfalen) on this sign – in the background are bicycles. photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa